Delhi court orders attachment of Mehmood Pracha’s properties over unpaid fine

A Delhi court has issued warrants to attach the movable properties of advocate Mehmood Pracha for failing to pay a ₹6 lakh fine. The fine was imposed after he filed a plea to declare the Supreme Court's 2019 Ayodhya verdict null and void. Judge Medha Arya of Patiala House Court passed the order on August 14, noting that Pracha had not filed objections despite multiple opportunities.

The New Delhi District Legal Services Authority (NDLSA) filed the execution petition to recover the fine. The court directed the bailiff to break open locks if needed. The next hearing is on October 1.

Barandbench reports that Pracha's initial suit was dismissed by a civil judge who imposed a ₹1 lakh fine for abuse of process. The district court later upheld the dismissal and added ₹5 lakh. In his plea, Pracha argued that former CJI DY Chandrachud, in a 2024 speech, had said the verdict followed a solution from deity Ram Lalla. The Hindu notes that Judge Dharmender Rana rejected this as a personal spiritual reflection, not evidence of bias. The court also said the suit was barred by the Judges Protection Act, 1985, and that Pracha had wrongly impleaded Chandrachud as the deity's next friend.